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Sagittal plane
Anatomical plane dividing the body into left and right / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The sagittal plane (/ˈsædʒɪtəl/; also known as the longitudinal plane) is an anatomical plane that divides the body into right and left sections.[1] It is perpendicular to the transverse and coronal planes. The plane may be in the center of the body and divide it into two equal parts (mid-sagittal), or away from the midline and divide it into unequal parts (para-sagittal).
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![]() The main anatomical planes of the human body, including mid-sagittal or median (red), parasagittal (yellow), frontal or coronal plane (blue) and transverse or axial plane (green) | |
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Latin | plana sagittalia |
TA98 | A01.2.00.003 |
TA2 | 49 |
FMA | 11361 |
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The term sagittal was coined by Gerard of Cremona.[2]